Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-01-07
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FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY :.
LOCAL NEWS.

For this section slightly warmer, fair weather,
followed by snow and northeasterly winds,
BUILDING AssoCIATIoNs.-Last night ac-
cYrding TO law, the various building associa-
lions of the city held their yearly stockhcld
ore meeting TO hear the annual reports OF
the officers and for the election of officers.
The reports submitted last night showed
the various associations to be in flourish
ipg condition The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year
Old Dominion Perry, pre.iieot i.
F Uhler sec'e; T. ri O'Biien, treasurer
! 4. Hill aud j. = Zimmerman directors,
and Thos. Leadtsster, J. 7. Nn'ls and r.
H Lyles, Trustees
Nj. Vernon, No. 2-F. E Coibett. presi
dent L. e Uher, sec'g Worth Hu!fsh,
treasurer J. T. Hill. VIM. Gibson and J..
F Rodgers directors. aud Hubert Snowden,
c. A. Yohe and 5. B. S;outen6urgh, trus-
tees.
German No. 81 Eichberg, president ;
]. Schneider, sec'y; NJ. B. Harlow, treasurer;
IT. Hill and E. Z Bowman, directors, and
J. Kaufman, H. Strauss and Park Agnew,
trustees. A resolution was adopted giving
thirty days notice of 8 change Of the by
laws in relation to the interest en- deposits
German No II Eichberg, president :;
J Schneider, sec'y; NJ. B Harlow, treasurer;
Harry Aitchcsoa and + Francis, directors !;
II Strauss, Kaufman aud G. w. Fisher,
trustees.
Mechanic,'-J. H. D. Smoot, president !;
/ Marhurg. sec'y; :. III. Lunt, treasurer :;
ID H. Lunt and II. Strauss, directors, and
C.J. ". Summers, f. L. Corbett and II.
Bladder, trustees.
THE AMERICAN Coal WHARF-Mayor
Smoot to day received q communication
from Mr.. J. H. PARROT, of New York, agent
of the American Coal Co., offering TO pay
the city the sum of s., 500, if the latter would
cancel the ease from the first of November
last of tie coal wharf in this city now held
nv his company. The lease expires on the
first of November, 1889, and the American
Company pay an annual rental to the city
on the property of 81, 100, but the latter is
required to keep the wharf in good repair.
Mr. Parrot states that his company, having
removed from this city, have no use for the
property, and do not wish TO suitcase it as
they have the right to do. He says the city
will be the gamer by accepting the propo-
sitiop. as in that case it will not have to
spend any money for repairs, and can rent
the wharf flr the unexpired term of the
lease at a sufli cient amount to make up the
difference between the sum named and the
net amount that would be received if his
company continued to hold the property.
He makes this proposition to wind up the
affairs of the company in this city. The
matter will be referred to the City Council
By the Mayor.
THE AQUsDUcr misunderstanding En-
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ny number of citizens and approved by
Aqueduct bridge be carefully examined by
bridge expert before the government
finally decides whether the bridge is
safe and whether it Should be kept
closed to the public pending its reconstruc
ton. The Secretary granted the request.
and selected Mr.. Edwin Thatcher, chief
engineer of the Pittsburg bridge company,
TO make the examination. Mr.. Thatcher
arrived in Washington yesterday and after
comforting with Col. Hams, to whom he
WAS to report, visited the Aqueduct bridge
and began the inspection by fret boring in
to the timbers to ascertain their state of
preservation. His report will decide
whether it il safe or not to open the bridge
to public travel 1t will also have consider
able weight in determining the extent to
which the bridge shall be repaired Or recon-
structed. La the meantime Col. Hams is
preparing Preliminary plans for rebuilding
the bridge within the limit Of S105,000 the
amount available for the purpose.
THE CITY SCHOOL BoARD.-At the ,egu-
lar monthly meeting of the City School
Board last night there were present G. 4.
Stuart. Chairman w. f. Carne, Leadbeater.
Maukip, Murbury, Strauss and the Superin-
tendent There being no quorum present
the meeting adjourned. Before the ad
journment Chairman Stuart announced the
standing committees for the year as follows:
Finance and Accounts-Marbury, Strauss,
and Leadbeater.
Studies and Discipline-Smith, W. F.
Garne AID Superintendent.
School houses and Furniture-Snowden
Fendal and Superintendent.
Complaints and Grievances-Kemper
Vincent and Stuart
Books and Printing Aitcheson
and Superintendent.
Schools: Washington--F Aitcheson
and Soowden Lee-Leadbeater. Marbury
and Stuart; Snowden-Vincent,W w. f. Carne
aud Kemper; Hallowell-Strauss, Suowden
and Mankin
EhSONA LS.--SdPV. u. L. w SOSloi, "a VIC
police force, who has been quite sick for the
past few days is out again.
Mr. Robert Kemp left here last night for
the lower river, to find the steamer John
Gibson aud bear the sad information to
Captain George Young of the death Of his
niece, Mrs. W. X. Davidson.
Mr.. George B. Deeton has been elected
representative to the Grand Lodge X. of P,
which meets in Petersburg next mouth.
Miss Fannie Lewis, of Culpeper, is visit
ing the Misses Cochran, on Alfred street.
Mr. J. p. Cooper, the representative of
the English Virginia bondholders, was in
the city for a short time to-day on his way
to New York. whence he sails for his home
on the 18th inst. He will return to Nir
ginia in March next.
Mr. Thomas Downey, an old and we'll
known citizen, was stricken with paralysis
at his home in the Village" this morning,
and is now in precarous condition.